ANNEX IISupplementary provisions
ANNEX II ROAD SAFETY AUDITS FOR INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS 1. Criteria at the draft design stage: (a) geographical location (e.g. exposure to landslides, flooding, avalanches), seasonal and climatic conditions and seismic activity; (b) types of and distance between junctions; (c) number and type of lanes; (d) kinds of traffic admissible to the new road; (e) functionality of the road in the network; (f) meteorological conditions; (g) driving speeds; (h) cross-sections (e.g. width of carriageway, cycle tracks, foot paths); (i) horizontal and vertical alignments; (j) visibility; (k) junctions layout; (l) public transport and infrastructures; (m) road/rail level crossings. 2. Criteria for the detailed design stage: (a) layout; (b) coherent road signs and markings; (c) lighting of lit roads and intersections; (d) roadside equipment; (e) roadside environment including vegetation; (f) fixed obstacles at the roadside; (g) provision of safe parking areas; (h) vulnerable road users (e.g. pedestrians, cyclists, motorcyclists); (i) user-friendly adaptation of road restraint systems (central reservations and crash barriers to prevent hazards to vulnerable users). 3. Criteria for the pre-opening stage: (a) safety of road users and visibility under different conditions such as darkness and under normal weather conditions; (b) readability of road signs and markings; (c) condition of pavements. 4. Criteria for early operation: assessment of road safety in the light of actual behaviour of users. Audits at any stage may involve the need to reconsider criteria from previous stages.